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Carole King - A Natural Woman Chords

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ChordsA, E, G, D, Bm, E7, Gmaj7, G6, Dmaj7, Cmaj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

ALookingoutontheEmorningrain
GIusedtofeel DuninspiredDDD
AandwhenIknewIhadtofaceEanotherday
GLord,itmademefeelsoDtired.DDD
BmBeforethedayIEmetyou,Bmlifewasso E7unkind
butBmyourlovewastheE7keytoDmypeaceofE7mind.
‘CauseyoumakemeAfeel,DyoumakemeAfeel,
DyoumakemeAfeelDlikeAanaturalBmwoman.E
AWhenmysoulwasintheElost-and-found
GyoucamealongtoDclaimit
Ididn’tAknowjustwhatwaswrongEwithme
GtillyourkisshelpedmeDnameit
NowBmI’mnolongerEdoubtfulofBmwhatI’mlivingE7for
’causeBmifImakeyouhappyE7Idon’tneedtodoDmore.
EYoumakemeAfeel,DyoumakemeAfeel,
DyoumakemeAfeelDlikeAanaturalBmwoman.E
AOh,baby,whatyou’veGdonetoGmaj7me
(whatyou’veGdoneGmaj7toG6me)
AyoumakemefeelsoGgoodinside(goodinside)Dmaj7
andIjustCmaj7wanttobe(wanttobe)Dclosetoyou
youDmakemefeelso Bmalive.
EYoumakemeAfeel,DyoumakemeAfeel,
DyoumakemeAfeelDlikeAanaturalBmwoman,E
EyoumakemeAfeel,DyoumakemeAfeel,
DyoumakemeAfeelDlikeAanaturalBmwoman,E
EnaturalAwoman.
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ArtistCarole King
AlbumTapestry
GenresRock
Year1971
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman on guitar requires 10 chords and 19 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman uses these transitions most often: D → A (14), A → D (12), and Bm → E (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - E chord transition.

1. A → E chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

Switching from A to E:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

A to E

2. E → G chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from E to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

E to G

3. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to D

4. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from D to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

D to A

5. D → Bm chord transition

Switching from D to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Bm → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to E:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

7. Bm → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm to E7:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. E7 → D chord transition

Switching from E7 to D:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. E7 → A chord transition

Switching from E7 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. A → Bm chord transition

Switching from A to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. D → E chord transition

Switching from D to E:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

12. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. G → Gmaj7 chord transition

Switching from G to Gmaj7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. Gmaj7 → G6 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gmaj7 to G6:

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. G6 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from G6 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. G → Dmaj7 chord transition

Switching from G to Dmaj7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Dmaj7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

Switching from Dmaj7 to Cmaj7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. Cmaj7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

19. E → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E to E7:

  1. While playing E, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.

  • (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman includes 82 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%
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